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Discharge
Answer for the clue "Discharge ", 8 letters:
egestion
Word definitions for egestion in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The excretion of undigested food as feces.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Egestion \E*ges"tion\, n. [L. egestio.] Act or process of egesting; a voiding. --Sir M. Hale.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"act of voiding the refuse of digestion," early 15c., from Latin egestionem (nominative egestio ), noun of action from past participle stem of egerere "to discharge" (see egest ).
Usage examples of egestion.
The smell of cooking grease, some foul egestion wafting aloft from the bilges, the fug of damp wool and unwashed bod- ies was fit to make him gag, but he forbore manfully.